Best Supporting actor

The names: Alan Arkin, "Argo" Robert De Niro, "Silver Linings Playbook" Philip Seymour Hoffman, "The Master" Tommy Lee Jones, "Lincoln" Christoph Waltz, "Django Unchained" The dope: De Niro gave a lovely, funny speech in LA not long ago, picking up a different award for "Silver Linings Playbook," in which he admitted how nice it was to win another Oscar after three decades of nuh-thing. Will he turn a variation on that speech Feb. 24? Will win: Robert De Niro, "Silver Linings Playbook" Should win: Tommy Lee Jones, "Lincoln"

The names: Alan Arkin, "Argo" Robert De Niro, "Silver Linings Playbook" Philip Seymour Hoffman, "The Master" Tommy Lee Jones, "Lincoln" Christoph Waltz, "Django Unchained" The dope: De Niro gave a lovely, funny speech in LA not long ago, picking up a different award for "Silver Linings Playbook," in which he admitted how nice it was to win another Oscar after three decades of nuh-thing. Will he turn a variation on that speech Feb. 24? Will win: Robert De Niro, "Silver Linings Playbook" Should win: Tommy Lee Jones, "Lincoln"

The names: Alan Arkin, "Argo" Robert De Niro, "Silver Linings Playbook" Philip Seymour Hoffman, "The Master" Tommy Lee Jones, "Lincoln" Christoph Waltz, "Django Unchained" The dope: De Niro gave a lovely, funny speech in LA not long ago, picking up a different award for "Silver Linings Playbook," in which he admitted how nice it was to win another Oscar after three decades of nuh-thing. Will he turn a variation on that speech Feb. 24? Will win: Robert De Niro, "Silver Linings Playbook" Should win: Tommy Lee Jones, "Lincoln"